Support for writing tablets and the like



' 1','` ,2 July 19,1927. R H. BELL ET AL 36 75 y SUPPORT FOR-WRITING TABLETS AND THE LIKE Filed Aug. 26, 1924 Inventum Patented July 19, 1927.

i Unirse siiATEs vYPMnur OFFICE-.

ROY H. `BELL ANDFRED n. SEARLES; or YGitaar HALLES', MONTANA. 1

surrorvr ron wnifrrue 'raiztiirs-unA vLxiz This invention relates to'anv adjustable card or tablet holder .orgulppolrt for, usie as an attachmentOnpcash'registers, adding` mav chilies, orl similararticlcso'f` store" furniture. Inmany lines of retail merchandising `it is customaryto have the biisiness transaction completedl at the lsales. counter, including' the making of a writtelimernorandurnf of ythe saleiandan adding machine or cash register record infcidentfto the"payment.'v In 'stores where;v .the sales arev of ,small individual 'amounts but largelin number theeiileieney and accuracy of the salesman is promoted greatly by providing asimple and 'systematic means for making a yprinted memorandum in vconjunction withl the 'sale and its paymentt Itisessen'tial vthat this meansfwfor making the memorandum bel convenient of use and .occasion the Aleast possibleI interference with the display of-mercliandis'eor`the use Vorf-the counter. K 1

One ofthe objects'of our invention is yto provide a convenient, inexpensive, quickly and easilyattachable and 'adjustabledevice `for use 'in conjunction with cash registers, adding machines, or the like", .whereby cards,

. tablets or other memorandum pads of sirn- Cab ilar nature are held forthefreadyuse 'of the salesman; It`is vespecially",usefuly for the tabulation and segregation of. department sales and for/other memorandav and notesA in stores, resulting ina Vgreat savin' of time and increasing the accuracy and e cienlcy |of the clerks,v whilefat the same time perfr'nitr ytingfthe'usev of the counter space. beneath "for I the display ofV merchandisevoi for other puroses. n prThe above androtherk advant-agesy willfb'e readily Vapparent from the `following'description-of one form of our invention in which# Figure l isja perspective view of the slip-v port as applied to a. conventional cash register; p l Fig. 2 is a plan View of the bracket g V Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same; Figifllisl a crossfsection on the line 4t4 in Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a plan View of card holder; Fig. 6 is a cross section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a plan view of a modified forni of card holder;

Fig. 8 is a cross section on the line 8 8 in Fig. 7; e a

Fig. 9 is a cross section on the line 92:9

, in Fig 7; and

' Fig. l0 is a similar cross section of 'a inedified clip.` l a Y ,A a y r Generally speaking, ourl yimprovement connsists in provi dingo4 plurality ofiarticle'holdingjleaies supported uponfan adjustableland wOne 4endzori tliebracket 10 is 'twistedfioutof planeioffche projectionszll to form' a portion l integral withll" extendsr from 4the Veiid of the latter in afdirection parallel::to 101' and has a projection 11i restingjupblr apart of ,theV supporting. structure. A sleevefilis provided as indicated at lFigs'l and l to receivefthe inner end "ofthe vbracket 10. The sleeve l5V and the briaclretmlO aegeafclyi drilled to receive screws `or machine!A bolt-'s f 176 ,by which `the bracket is viix'uab'ly"attached inan adjustable mannertottlie'casliy register 50.

.An article 2holder L7 is" .mounted on `bracketV 10. Y 'I heplatforinA of theglatter generally provi'dedwith screws adapted ytofbe used-fin' Vthe mannen indicated by 16. Strap`-v 13"1may -be omittedL The portion l2 ofbracketis` Agiven-a convenient ,slope rom tlie horizontal loyfniieansl oliftheflength ofistrkap 1,8 `s0i tllll lili lwillvforrnv a` conveniena shelf 'upon ,to write." A

plurality o f`leaves are mounted'upon'the portiongl lin' the mannerindic'ated infFigs.

landt. "lfhejupperinost le'af 1,8 lias'in'turnfed edge'son three of its .f'fdursides whereby vrn'emoranduin sheets, blank,fpads, cardsI or tablet pads will .be geonveriienuy heidfdlirng i. use. y Onefside edge ofthei lea-f V18 has Idownturned ears 19 .which form leavesjoflthe hinge20.y

boltedl or Yotherwise attacliyedfto i 1tliefbrfticket ersV io andit's'poieon 1Q. In iike'inanner; this leaf has inturned edges. from one side of the leaf2l and are odset downwardly to constitute a part of hinge 20.

Straps 22 extend l One or more lingers 23 are also extended downwardly at right angles from'the leaf 21 beyond the hinge 20. l

As indicated inFig. 6, theup er" leaf `18 is sup orted onfth'e niturned e ges ofv thev lower eat 2l while the straps iii oiest Fill to lie above the straps 22. Rotation of the leaf 18 around hinge 2O will permit the leaf to take an invert-ed horizontal position as shown in Fig. 6 and thus provide that its rear surface forms a writing surface, it being evident that the member is rigidly supported in this position by means of the depending fingers 23. Suitable means may be adapted to this rear surface to hold the desired writing materials.

The bracket l2 is inclined r-earwardly along the side of the cash register or other support whereby the leaves are held at an inclination suitable for writing purposes. Preferably, the entire bracket, that is the inclined portion 12, and the front and rear extensions are made from a` single casting, the inclination of the portion 12 being obtained by twisting the n aterial at the junction of said portion and the forward extension 10. To minimize the space occupied by the holder, especially when the article holder leaves are open, all of the leaves are hinged at the same side of the bracket and all can be opened in a dir-ection only away vfrom the support. This permits the inclined portion l2 to be positioned close against the side of the support.

In Figs. 7, 8 and 9 a modification has been shown in which the lower shelf 28 has a plane surface except for a. spring clip 2e adapted to hold a pad of paper 25 or the like. The upper leaf 26 has the hinge straps 19 and also opposite supporting feet 27 maintaining the leaves 26 and 23 in parallel relation. The leaf 26 is adapted to be pivoted to the hinge ,2O into a vertical position as indicated.

Numerous other forms of holding means may be used suoli as the reversely turned supporting clip 28 in Fig. l0.

The device above described is readily attached to the customary articles of store f urnitui'e, as for example cash registers, and forms a rigid support for a writing tablet or rthe like. By means of sleeve l5v the bracket is adapted to be fitted to articlesof varying widths. The plurality of leaves provide room upon which separate series of memoranda may be entered as the case may demand, the upper leaf` being pivoted around the point Q for the entry of notes upon the lowerrleaf or upon the reverse of the upper leaf. It will beevident that great variation may occur in the form of paper Lesage-f holder adapted and the in-turned edges may be rolled, crimped, or otherwise treated. Sufficient space is left between the leaves to permit the use of eliicient spring clips where desired. While we have shown one form in which our invention may be cmbodied, it will be obvious that numerous changes in minor details may be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

That is claimed is:

l. A device of the character described comprising a fiat strip having apair of arms extending laterally from one edge at opposite ends thereof to form 4a supporting bracket, one arm being extended upwardly and then laterally to form a supporting hanger having its end portion lying in a plane making an acute angle with the plane of the strip, th-e other arm having its end portion twisted to lie in a plane parallel to but below that in which the end portion of the first arm is disposed` and an article holder mounted on the strip.

2. A device of the character described comprising a flat strip having a pair of arms extending laterally from one edge at opposite ends thereof to form a supporting bracket, one arm being extended upwardly and then laterally to form a supporting hanger having its end portion lying in av plane making an acute angle with the plane of the strip, the other arm having its end portion twisted to lie in a plane parallel to but below that in which the end portion of the rst arm is disposed, an article hold er secured to said strip, and a second holder hinged to the edge of thel first holder. 3. A device of the character described comprising a flat strip having a pair ot arms extending laterally from one edge at opposite ends thereof to form a supporting bracket, one arm being extended ulinvariilly and then laterally to form a supporting hanger having its end portion lying in a plane ,making an acute angle with the plano of thi` strip, the other arm having its end portion twisted to lie in a plane parallel to but bc low that in which the end portion of the first arm is disposed, a bracket secured to a support and receiving the last mentioned arm, and an article holder mounted on said strip.

'ROY H. BELL.

'FRED R. SEARLES.

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